CONTAINER HANDLING METHOD AND APPARATUS

摘要

The invention provides a container handling apparatus (10) typically used for translocating intermodal containers (110) of closed or open type design, said apparatus including a support frame (12) having beams which, in use, are located proximal to one or more opposed pair of vertical edges (106) and one or more horizontal upper edges (108) of the container (110) to be translocated, securing means on the support frame corresponding to the comer castings of the type of container to be translocated so that the container (1 10) is secured to the support frame using twistlocks, and rotating means for rotating the support frame (12) abbout an external axis (14) which does not pass through the container (110) and is parallel to the longtitudinal axis thereof. The invention extends to a crane using said handling apparatus and to a method of handling intermodal containers.